Cigarette package



Feb. 10, 1942. w. GORDON CIGARETTE PACKAGE Filed Jan. 14, 1941 INVEN!J5; Wz'llzdm. Gordon BY Paienied fieb. w, 1942 UNETED STATES PATENTOFFICE CIGARETTE PACKAGE William Gordon, Brooklyn, N. Y. ApplicationJanuary 14, 1941, Serial No. 374,331

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a cigarettepackage.

More specifically, the invention contemplates a cigarette package havingone or more of its jackets formed with a pair of spaced parallel slotsthrough which the cover of a book of matches may be passed for mountingthe book of matches on the package.

Still further it is proposed that the Jacket or jackets of the cigarettepackage be preformed with the parallel slots so that the book of matchesmay be conveniently mounted thereon.

A further object of the invention proposes that a simple and effectivemeans be provided for holding the book of matches in position on thecigarette package.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a device asmentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured andsold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette package constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, but with a book ofmatches in position upon the cigarette package.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged elevational view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectionai view taken on theline M of Fig, 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of Fig.2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the book of matches shown in Fig. 2.

On the drawing, the reference numeral Ill indicates generally acigarette package of standard construction. This package is providedwith an outer jacket ll of Cellophane, or other sheet material, which isprovided with a pair of spaced parallel slots 16 of a length slightlylonger than the width of a standard book of matches l8.

The book of matches I8 is of conventional construction, It comprises thecover ll in which the usual paper. matches 2! are mounted. A staple 22is engaged through the bottom portion of the book of matches to connectthe cover with the sheets of matches. Striking material 24 is mounted onthe bottom flap of the book oi matches.

The parallel slots is have their top and bottom edges reinforced withupwardly and downwardly bent flaps i9 which are slightly narrower thanthe lengths of the slots is. Elastic bands 25 are supported by theupwardly and downwardly bent edge portion IS in a manner so that sideportions 25a of the elastic bands extend vertically across the endportions of the slots It. The elastic bands 25 have top and bottomportions 25b which are disposed within the bends of the edge portions i9and which are pasted down in position when these edge portions arepasted upon the material of the jacket adjacent the slots 86. a

The book of matches i8 is formed with edge niches 26 at locations to beengaged by the side portions 25a of the elastic bands 25 when the bookof matches is mounted on the cigarette package as previously explained.Fig, 8 shows the manner in which the elastic bands 25 engage the niches28.

The book of matches I8 may be engaged on the cigarette package shown inFig. 2 by opening the cover thereof and slipping the cover up throughthe bottom elastic band 25, then behind the material of the jacket andup and out of the top elastic band 25. The book of matches is thenlocated at a position in which the side portions 25a of the elasticbands engage the niches 26. This serves to firmly support the book ofmatches in position. When a match is torn out of the book of matches,the book of matches may move slightly due to the resilient supportingaction of the elastic bands 25 which prevents the jacket from being tornduring this removal operation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A cigarette package having a jacket formed with a pair of spacedparallel slots through which the cover of a book of matches may bepassed for mounting the book of matches on said package, said parallelslots having upwardly and downwardly bent edge portions to reinforce itstop and bottom edges, and elastic bands mounted on said edge portionsand having end portions extending across the end portions of said slotsfor resiliently gripping the edges of said cover.

2. A cigarette package having a Jacket formed with a pair of spacedparallel slots through which the cover of a book oi! matches may bepassed for mounting the book of matches on said package, said parallelslots having upwardly and downwardly bent edge portions to reinforce itstop and bottom edges, and elastic bands mounted on said edge portionsand having end portions extending across the end portions of said slotsfor resiliently gripping theedges of said cover, and the edge portionsof said cover being formed with notches to facilitate said grippingaction.

3. A cigarette package havinga jacket formed with a pair of spacedparallel slots very slightly longer than the width of a cover of a bookof matches, edge portions of a length slightly less than the width ofthe cover of a book of matches continuing from the material of saidJacket defining the top and bottom edges of each of said slots and bentupwards and downwards for reenforcing said edges, and a continuousexpandable member engaged about each pair or edge portions, whereby whenthe cover of a book of matches is passed through said slots saidcontinuous members willbe expanded to grip and a hold the edges of saidcover.

4. A cigarette package having a jacket formed with a pair of spacedparallel slots very slightly longer than the width oi! a cover of a.book or matches. edge portions of a length slightly less

